#ettajones

The Dandridge Sisters: (l-r) Etta Jones, Dorothy Dandridge, and Vivian Dandridge, perform as Hawaiian swing singers at the International Revels in 1940.

Etta Jones – vocals Frank Wess — flute, tenor saxophone Richard Wyands — piano Skeeter Best — guitar George Duvivier — bass Roy Haynes — drums

I’m On the #kmhd air this evening! Starting off by roarin’ into the 20s with mid-century versions of songs that date back to the 1920s INCLUDING a meaningful civil rights-era adaptation of one of those tunes by #EttaJones! Join me at 7 pm #portland time at 89.1fm. Stream it live at kmhd.org ! https://www.instagram.com/p/B7HtSvOBiI2/?igshid=165h47wdsv96h

Reposted from @onthisdateinrnb (@get_regrann) - #OnThisDateInRnB #EttaJones died from cancer in #MountVernon New York at the age of 72. She is remembered as a jazz singer, working with artist like, #BuddyJohnson, #OliverNelson, #EarlHines, #BarneyBigard, #KennyBurrell, #MiltJackson, #CedarWalton, and #HoustonPerson. She had the hit recordings, "#DontGotoStrangers" and "#SaveYourLoveforMe". Her album “Don’t Go to Strangers” was inducted into the #GrammyHallofFame. Her last recording, a tribute to Billie Holiday, was released on the day of Jones' death. #LBoogiePopWorld #PopCultureMedia #Miami #MiamiDade #BrowardCounty #SouthFlorida #ConcertReviews #AlbumReviews #Freelance #BloggerForHire #MovieScreenings #FilmFestivals #ABFF #JazzGardens https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sHNm_hKjb/?igshid=1p2yrgk45knj7

"Make your mark for your friends to see But when you need a little more than company Don't go to strangers Darling, come home to me" #ettajones #1960 (på/i The Schalin Hotel)

To show how far we've come, and with #ViolaDavis becoming the first #BlackWoman to win a #Tony an #Emmy and an #Oscar, here is the divine miss #DorothyDandridge who in 1955 became the first Black actress to be nominated for an #AcademyAward for #BestActress for her starring role in #CarmenJones (eventually losing out to #RitaMoreno). A Black woman wouldn't win the category until 2001 some 46 years later with #HalleBerry winning for her role in #MonstersBall. Dorothy began her career early as part of a singing duo with her sister Vivian that was started by her mother Ruby as a means to support the family after her divorce from Dorothy's father Cyril. The girls toured the #ChitlinCircuit under the name #TheWonderChildren while their mother worked and performed in Cleveland Ohio. During the Great Depression work dried up and eventually the family relocated to Hollywood where the Wonder Children became #TheDandridgeSisters featuring the girls' dance school classmate #EttaJones. The group continued strong for several years and eventually Dorothy transitioned to the screen appearing in several roles before her first credited role in Four Shall Die in 1940 a race film that did little to advance her career. She continued to get bit parts for the rest of the decade. There's a lot more to her story, she was incredibly influential. If you're interested check out the 1999 HBO bio pic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge starring Halle Berry.